In August 2025, the Geneva Summit on plastic pollution once again failed to reach agreement on an international treaty, due in particular to a lack of consensus over recycling and its limits. This issue was the subject of a recent…
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North American fires contaminate Europe
The huge fires that burn down millions of hectares of forest in North America every year have an impact on the other side of the Atlantic. Plumes of smoke and various other pollutants have been detected in the skies over France and…
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What if AI could help students learn, not just do assignments for them? — Harvard Gazette
Educators’ concerns are running high when it comes to AI and how it may undermine teaching and learning. But what if teachers could find ways to use AI to measurably help students learn, rather than simply do their work for them?
Across…
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You see Saturn’s rings. She sees hidden number theory. — Harvard Gazette
Why are there gaps in the asteroid belt?
The answer can be found in dynamical systems, the branch of mathematics that deals with the evolution of chaotic systems over time. The field was the subject of a recent Harvard Radcliffe Institute…
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Colonialism in green camouflage | CNRS News
The myth of Africa as a wild, enchanting continent conceals a reality of nature under glass orchestrated by Western experts, to the detriment of local populations. The historian Guillaume Blanc recounts this little-known story.
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Her science writing is not for the squeamish — Harvard Gazette
It is hard to gross out Mary Roach, but not impossible.
The science writer’s books have explored uncomfortable topics ranging from the afterlife of cadavers to the physiology of sex to the “alimentary canal” running from your mouth to…
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Over 60 and online — Harvard Gazette
The fastest-growing demographic of internet users is people age 60 and older, but the group’s behavior online is poorly understood — and often stereotyped.
That’s according to John Palfrey, former executive director of the Berkman…
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Cervantes, an influencer of his time
A previously unpublished sonnet by Cervantes, recently discovered in an account of Neapolitan festivals, reveals the exceptional socio-professional status of the author of “Don Quixote” in the Renaissance.
You recently…
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In dogs, as in humans, a harsh past might bare its teeth — Harvard Gazette
Mistreating a dog may come back to bite you.
Scientists have long known that childhood abuse, neglect, and trauma can have lifelong consequences in humans. Now, a study by Harvard scientists links early adversity to similar effects in our…
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What will AI mean for humanity? — Harvard Gazette
What does the rise of artificial intelligence mean for humanity? That was the question at the core of “How is digital technology shaping the human soul?,” a panel discussion that drew experts from computer science to comparative literature…
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